CesarGon

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I am a researcher at Incipit, where I read, write, think, have coffee and also write code every now and then.

I have extensive experience in method engineering, software methodologies, conceptual modelling, software development techniques, technical writing and project management.

I'm also a partner in two businesses where we develop large software applications and services, and I participate in standardisation projects with ISO and AENOR.

You can also find me on LinkedIn and I keep a couple of blogs.

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Apr 30	comment	“True” meaning of “por cierto” Great question.
Apr 28	comment	Translation of “by the way” "Por cierto" is never used as "surely" or "certainly" in Spain. Let's imagine I am asked "¿Vienes al cine con nosotros?" ("Are you coming to the movies with us?"). Nobody would reply with "Por cierto" to mean "Certainly".
Apr 16	comment	How important are accents in written Spanish? @hippietrail: I get your point. But we shouldn't forget that the correctness of Spanish grammar and orthography is prescribed by a central authority, whereas English is not. Regarding "importance", that's fine, but importance for whom or what? Importance for being understood, for being correct, for keeping up the appearance, etc.? My point is that Spanish has an absolute concept of right vs. wrong, and it is important to be right rather than wrong.
Apr 16	comment	How important are accents in written Spanish? @hippietrail: fair enough; wrong orthography then. But still wrong.
Apr 15	comment	What would be a good translation of “to go well with”? @kelmer: Yes. It sounds a bit less coloquial, though.
Apr 13	comment	Are there other words that can't be written? (like sal-le) Very creative indeed.
Mar 22	comment	Why isn't “good morning” “buenas mañanas”? @Orion: I imagined something like that would be the case; hence "here" in my previous comment.
Mar 22	comment	Why isn't “good morning” “buenas mañanas”? @Orion: Indeed. English is the odd one here.;-)
Mar 15	comment	Best way to translate 'uneducated', meaning lacking formal schooling +1; Still, I wouldn't assume that everyone understands that "college" is the proper translation for "universidad"; please see spanish.stackexchange.com/questions/432/… A better way of putting "sin estudios universitarios" in English is, in my opinion, "with no tertiary education" or even "with no university education.
Mar 15	comment	Best way to translate 'uneducated', meaning lacking formal schooling Spanish "colegio" is not a good translation for English "college", at least in Spain and other regions; see spanish.stackexchange.com/questions/432/… @Laura 's answer on this page avoids this issue and is, IMHO, a much better answer.
Mar 14	comment	Translation of “Field” (as in, on a form) Even a field of knowledge: un campo de conocimiento.
Mar 13	comment	How to translate the idiom: “missing the point”? What does "our culture" refer to? I take it does not refer to the Spanish-speaking world, does it?
Mar 7	comment	Are there other words that can't be written? (like sal-le) Sorry, this doesn't make any sense. "Sal-le" is a perfectly valid word in Spanish; how do you suggest we should write it? Also, "sh" is not a digraph but a sequence of two letters.
Mar 3	comment	Are there other words that can't be written? (like sal-le) The corresponding verb forms of resalir and sobresalir cannot be written either, since these verbs are conjugated exactly like salir. This is too evident, so I just thought I'd make a comment rather than write it up as an answer.
Mar 2	comment	Matutino and Vespertino It is vespertino rather than verspertino.
Mar 2	comment	Matutino and Vespertino It is vespertino rather than verspertino.
Mar 2	comment	Connotations of “mortal” (slang) @Laura: Indeed.
Mar 1	comment	Connotations of “mortal” (slang) Not in Spain, where it is exactly the opposite. Please qualify your answer for the sake of clarity.
Feb 28	comment	How do you say “I'm gonna get you!”? I don't dispute that. But, as an idiom, I'd never use that, and I never hear that, in the context described by the OP. I understand and am able to use the verb "atrapar", but it sounds terribly poetic for everyday speech, and I bet this is extensive to the average Spaniard. Hence my complain about your claim for neutrality and the lack of a regional qualifier.
Feb 28	comment	“Te va (a) encantar” - is “a” necessary? @hippietrail: It is grammatical indeed in Galician. "Vaiche encantar" ("te va a encantar") means literally "te va encantar", without the "a".